
John Ely
Senior Health Reporter at Mail Online
Deputy health editor at the MailOnline, got a story? email [email protected]
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1 week ago |
thisismoney.co.uk | John Ely
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1 week ago |
dailymail.co.uk | John Ely
Report: Nimbus Covid variant doubles in a monthBy JOHN ELY DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 11:24 EDT, 19 June 2025 | Updated: 11:24 EDT, 19 June 2025 Advertisement A highly contagious Covid variant is on the rise in the UK, with official data suggesting infections have doubled in a month. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported that eight per cent of Covid tests analysed at the start of June were positive for the new 'Nimbus' strain.
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2 weeks ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Luke Chafer |John Ely
Women have been warned to limit their alcohol consumption to just six drinks per year – as any more has been found to significantly increase cancer risk. New estimates show that drinking more than this annually can raise a woman's lifetime risk of developing the disease by up to 27 per cent. By comparison, sticking to six or fewer drinks a year increases risk by just 0.3 per cent – a negligible figure, according to experts.
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2 weeks ago |
dailymail.co.uk | John Ely
Experts have raised the alarm over a bizarre new side effect linked to weight-loss jabs - dubbed 'Ozempic hands'. The term refers to the thinning, almost skeletal appearance of the hands and fingers reported in some people on drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro. As the treatment triggers rapid fat and muscle loss across the body, subcutaneous fat is also stripped from the hands - leaving bones, veins and tendons more prominent.
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3 weeks ago |
dailymail.co.uk | John Ely
Blockbuster weight loss jabs could make contraception less effective, and prove harmful to unborn babies, according to an urgent warning from UK drugs chiefs. In a new alert, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) urged women using any slimming injection including Ozempic and Wegovy to use birth control, due to potential risks to both the pregnant woman and the foetus.
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